Waterproof pocket



Feb. 23 1926.

E. FRANTZ WATERPROOF POCKET Filed April 13, 1925 INVENTOR E R/vsTFR/Z-NTZ ATTORNE'Y Patented Pele. 23), 1925.

ERNST ERitll'lZ, 0F NEVIARL, HEX? JERSEY.

WATERPROOF POCKET.

Application filed April 12-, 1925. Serial n5. 22,532.

1 0 all ie/1 0m it may concern:

3e it known that l', ERNST Fnanrz, a citizen of Germany, residing atNewark, county oi Essex, and State of New Jersey, have in ented certainnew and useful .lmprovenients in Yi aterproot Pockets of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in pockets for garments, and hasparticular reference to a waterproof poclict especially adapted for useon bathing suits and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved pocket ot' simpleand inexpensive construction which when attached to a garment andclosed, will effectively protect the contents of the pocket againstmoisture.

Another object is to provide a pocket in which the flap is made to rollup and engage a portion of the body of the pocket adjacent the openingthereof in such manner that said opening will be securely closed by saidflap and portion.

The above and other objects will appear more clearly from the followingdetailed description, when taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, which illustrates preferred embodiments of the inventive idea.

in the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of the pocket showing thesame in closed position;

Figure 2 is a similar view with the pocket opened;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 33 of liinure and Figure 4 is afragmentary end elevation of a slightly different form of closure flap.

'lhe pocket of the present invention is particularly designed for use onbathing suits and adapted to contain various articles 7 such as a powderpuff, cosmetics and the like, which must he kept dry in order to he ofuse.-

In accordance with the invention, the pocket may be manufactured as aseparate article to be attached to a garment or may be made as anintegral part of said garment. In the former case, it is preferable toprovide a backing 5 made from any suitable fabric which is of sulhcientdimensions to permit it to be securely attached to the garment in anydesired manner. The body of the pocket is 1nade of rubberized fabric orother suitable material impervious: to

moistu e and consists of a hack portion "3 and a front portion 7 swurcdtogether and to the hacking along their liottoiu e 5: and a portion ofthe side co thei'co't in, stitches 8, said stitches torn M61113 short oithe upper edges oit' said portions for a purpose which will presentlyappear.

'lhe hat-l; portion (3 is of greater length than the front '7 to providea flap 9 in which is embedded, in the form of the invention shown inFigures 1 to S, a resilient plate 10. This plate is made so as tonormally assume a rolled up or coil shape and extends downwardly throughthe flap 9 and into the hacl: portion (3 to a point adjacent the upperends of the stitches S, as clearly shown in Figure 2. With the pocketopen as shown in said tigurc, it is necessary to hold the flap 9 toprevent the same from coiling to its clos ing position but upon the rolof said flap, the plate 10 will roll up and in so do- -ing will lirstcoil the flap f) and then the upper portion of the front '1' which isnot stitched to the hacking 5. After the plate is completely coiled, thei'lap assumes the position shown in Figure 1 in which position theopening to the pocket is completely closed with the up )(l edge of thefront concealed and interposed between the coils of the flap andadjacent portion of the hack 6. A tab 11 is attached to the hack 6 andcarries the head 12 of a snap fastener which may he engaged with a stud13 oi said fastener secured to the front 7 in any suitahle position.

To open the pocket it is only necessary to loosen the ap :3 stencr andthen unrolllhc iap against the tension of the spring plate 10.

In the form of the invention shown in Figure -l the plate 10 may hedispensed with in which case the flap is mad-c of a suitable materialwhich may he n'iolded so that. it will normally a sume the coiledposition shown in said. figure and return to such position alter thepocket has been opened.

hat is claimed is:

1. A pocket for garments including front and hack portions, a flapformed on or i of said portions, and a normally coiled mnt plate carriedby said flap and extending co incident with a part of the latter portionfor causing said flap and said part to normally assume a coiledcondition to form a rolled closure for the opening in said pocket;

2. A pocket for garments including from ti l and back portions formed orwaterproof material a flap forming an extension 01" one of saidportions, and a normally coiled resilient plate embedded in said flapand a part of the last named portion and operable to coil said part andflap to form a rolled closure for the opening in said pocket.

* pocket for garments including backing, front and back portions forsaid pocket secured to said backingalong their bottom and portions oftheir side edges the upper ends of said edges being unattached to saidbacking, a flap forming an extension of one of said portions, and anormally coiled resilient element embedded in said flap and a part ofthe latter portion and operable to roll up said flap and the unattachedparts of said front and back portions to form a closure for said pocket,

In testimony whereol I have affixed my 20 si gnature.

